Old John Tower

Old John Tower is a building in Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, England. Old John Tower is situated nearby to the forest Old John Wood, as well as near Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old John and Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial.

Old John

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top.

Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial is situated 640 feet southwest of Old John Tower.

Bradgate Park

Park

Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cropston and Woodhouse Eaves.

Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Cropston is situated 2 miles east of Old John Tower.

Woodhouse Eaves

Village

Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England. Nearby are the villages of Quorn, Swithland, and Newtown Linford. Breakback Road leads from the village to Nanpantan and Loughborough. Woodhouse Eaves is situated 2 miles north of Old John Tower.

Copt Oak

Hamlet

Copt Oak is a hamlet in Leicestershire, England. It is located in the North West Leicestershire district near the large village of Markfield and the rural hamlets of Abbots Oak, Charley, Ulverscroft, and Nanpantan. Copt Oak is situated 3 miles west of Old John Tower.

Old John Tower

Type: Building
Location: Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.69634° or 52° 41′ 47″ north

Longitude

-1.22371° or 1° 13′ 25″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 353779546

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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